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Sunday, January 01, 2012

Looking back: 2011

I did this last year...it helps hold me accountable for the goals I've set for myself. A lot changed for us in 2011. Some of our highest highs and definitely our lowest lows. So although I didn't do everything I resolved to do I am happy with the path my life is on...and the things we accomplished that were not on my list.

Let's remind us what I wanted to change:

Be better with birthdaysLose weight Read in the scriptures everydayFind a new jobDo one random act of kindness for a stranger, once a month

And now for the Report Card:

C: Be better with birthdays - Still not as good as I want to do...I am hoping that this new organization/planning idea I found in Pinterest will help me. I love it when other people remember my birthday and I would love to be better at doing that for others.

D: Lose weight - Fail. 100%. The truth is, losing weight is hard for me (damn PCOS). We made some pretty big changes this year to our lifestyle - we got (and used!) a gym membership (until we got Miles) cut out Diet Coke (seriously...and I'm still alive. Amazing, yes?)...even after we got Miles I exercised (walking everyday with him) but still no weight loss. It's frustrating to put in the effort in diet and exercise and see NO results. I am going to have to learn to just be happy with the number on the tags in my clothes...and focus instead on staying healthy.

C: Read in the scriptures everyday - I go through streaks where I will do awesome...and then not so awesome. Once Miles came along we started reading to him from the children's versions of the scriptures every night...so that's a start.

A+: Find a new job - I did. I quit my horrible job in February and then in May I got hired by the best. boss. ever. I don't even mind it when he throws up on me...that's how awesome he is.

B: Do one random act of kindness for a stranger, once a month - I missed a couple months...but then other months I did more than one. I liked searching for opportunities for random kindness, especially when I was having a bad day. Nothing like anonymous service to lift the spirits.

About Me

I am a complex individual. I am bossy and impatient and to make matters worse, I have OCD.
I am married to a WONDERFUL man who loves me for who I am, no matter how crazy I get. I am blessed to be the mother of a stubborn fur cat named Winston and a trouble maker kitty named Mario.
We adopted our sweet baby Miles in May of 2011. Our daughter Amelia surprised us in March 2014, and our son Parley did the same in October 2015.

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Everywhere in nature we are taught the lessons of patience and waiting. We want things a long time before we get them, and the fact that we want them a long time makes them all the more precious when they come.